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hueymahl

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5. You probably won't like this answer
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:11 AM
Mar 2018

But it is time to abandon Microsoft Works. It was a half-ass program in its time, and I am frankly surprised you even got it to install in a windows 10 environment.

Like the suggestion above, open office is good. I strongly prefer Google docs. Both are free. I tell folks to go with open office if you deal in highly sensitive information and are more than a little paranoid (or if you publish very long documents with complex page numbering and very complex formatting - Google is a little short here). If you are like most people and the most confidential document you have is a secret family chicken recipe or a copy of your tax return, Google docs is a slam dunk (tens of thousands of companies and millions of people use Google docs).

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Microsoft Works problem [View all] left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 OP
I use Open Office, and it will open most everything. shraby Mar 2018 #1
Thanks left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #4
Another vote for OpenOffice 4 from Apache ... great free program suite for light office use. mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #9
What I would try: DetlefK Mar 2018 #2
Thanks left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #3
You probably won't like this answer hueymahl Mar 2018 #5
"time to abandon...Works" - Still have it, and haven't needed to use it much,but is worse with Win10 UTUSN Mar 2018 #10
I downloaded now Open Office left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #6
From the menu bar: Insert > Envelope, then follow prompts. Make7 Mar 2018 #7
Thanks left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #8
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